Future, is setting up a mid Atlantic tour with one of top booking agencies in the nation, Nimbleslick. Nimbleslick has just signed Future and is working to produce a Mid-Atlantic tour up and down the east coast stopping in a number of major cities. Chad Denney, Nimbleslicks top agent, is bringing 17 years of experience to the table promising to create many opportunities for the band to expand into different regions of the nation.
The Shaw Entertainment Group and the members of Future are very excited about the journey to come and look forward to seeing you in your home town very soon. So, keep an eye out for our schedule of shows in a town close to you!
Spread the Love massive………..
Greg Peeler writes a review of Future for Glide Magazine:
Now, if your bands name is “Future” you have a lot to live up to, don’t you? As a caveat, allow me to note I for one think they need to change that over to “The Future”. It just sounds cooler when somebody asks “So who are you going to see tonight?” to say: “The Future man, The Future”. Just my double copper, but guys, if you’re reading this, seriously…
But that quibble aside, these guys have quite a bit of potential. Hailing from the mean streets of Northern Virginia, Future takes a genre busting approach to music, switching in and out of and sometimes fusing elements of funk, soul, psychedelia, gospel, hip hop, punk and rock into what often can be a very engaging blend. On Saturday night, they brought all these to a not large, but energetic (and feeding off the energy of a Ravens victory earlier in the day) crowd at the Rams Head Live in beautiful downtown Baltimore.
The focal points of the music are DJ/singer Chuck X., who is a very active frontman, alternately stalking the stage like a rapper and then changing up, jumping about and diving into the crowd like no less than HR himself, and guitarist/vocalist Gordon Sterling who combines his effect drenched guitar workouts with a huge, booming soul/gospel inflected voice that rang out loud and clear, even defeating the notoriously wretched Rams Head Live acoustics. It was simply stunning to hear him belt out his verses. They are ably supported by second guitarist James Helle, who combines with Sterling to give the band versatility and lend some depth to those aforementioned long psychedelic workouts and the rock sold rhythm section of Deron Pinchback on drums and Tony Moreno on bass, who manage to handle what can often be jarring time changes with aplomb. Also on hand for the final number was Candice Mills from the band “See-I” who provided her amazing pipes to the last song of the evening, trading off with Sterling in the best ear pleasing soul tradition. It was a real highlight. Those folks can sing their heads off, which is something you don’t get nearly enough from bands these days.
This could all go to pieces in the hands of those less capable, but Future finds ways to make it all work without sounding trite or silly.
Check out Future’s Website at: FutureBand.net
Future has spread like wild fire in popularity. From the beginning they have impressed and inspired many to come out to their shows and buy their albums. Now they have earned the honor of being DC 101′s featured artists through fans never ending barrage of calls requesting their songs to be played. “Future’s” future is looking bright.
Future is their name although you’ll also see them referred to as Future Band, Future The Band, and Future Rawksteady. They hail from Washington DC and are presented by Devlin Shaw the brains behind Shaw Entertainment Group. If you’d like information on booking Future or have an interest in exploring other opportunities to work with them use the contact form on this site to contact Devlin directly.
Rocking the house at Iota!
The 930 Club hasn’t absorbed the kind of music Future brought to town. The post punk, hip hop, progressive sounds are mind energizing. Their soulful hard-rockin’, hip-hoppin’ style is captivating.
